Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Stop rolling through the lights!

Listen, you know who you are. You're the guy (or gal...) that thinks it's alright to time the traffic light change from RED to GREEN such that you begin rolling through the intersection prior to the light actually changing GREEN.

STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's right, STOP IT! You're an idiot. I*D*I*O*T! I know you think you're clever figuring out the oh-so-predictable patterns of the highway stop lights, but you're not. You're just an idiot that's pissing off the folks in cars that already hate us. As long as you're doing something stupid that makes your movement on the bike unpredictable to drivers, you're doing us a disservice.

We already have to deal with angry drivers on a regular basis, so why do something stupid to make them even angrier? Do you want them to run you off the road? Or are you just as stupid as they are and don't realize what you're doing to fuel their anger?

"Oh, but I'm not moving out that far before the light changes, I'm just getting ready to go."

No, you're not. I've seen you 1/2-way into the intersection before the damn light changes. Just like the jackass in the vehicle wanting to run you down, you're going to be fine when you get to your destination 5 seconds later than you would otherwise. Actually, you're so slow that even when you do get a head start I still fly past your ass. So how about instead of riding like an idiot you build some muscle to cut down your commute time? How about you don't give drivers a reason to want to hate us?